The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-09-13

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rs Won read this, write the news to your irlehos
in Texas and beg them to come back nome
once more. Georgia loves them yet, and they
love Georgia. To all Georgians in Texas VINO
read this, we say, tell your friends IN Texas
about it. Tell them that for half fare you can
come back to the old state, and see GeofglalS,
Carolinians, Alabamians, FirginanS ana
Tennesseeans, and all gathered together mere
at the greatest show ever seen in the SOUTH
We want ten thousand GeorgianS who 1--we IN
Texas to come back and make the Old state
glad by paying reverence to her once more.
AS we understand it the half rates are good
from any town in Texas 10 Atlanta, Ga
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Monte Christie OutdOne.
China has stubbornly resisted the march
of modern ideas. Her statesmen have pro-
fessed contempt for what the outside
world calls scientific progress, and the
masses of her people have opposed super
stiton, prejudice and ignorance against al
efforts to Introduce among them mechanl-
cal appliances of other nations
The immense population and great nat
ural resources of China have long been
tantalizing temptation TO the speculative
and enterprisiug spirit which had overrun
the rest of the world but which encountered
an impossible barrier in Chinese law and
Chinese prejudice,
If we may believe reports which are
now freely circulated the immemorial
Chinese policy has been suspended and
system of internal Improvements on a gi-
gantic scale has been projected for the
''Flowery Kingdom" This opening in the
hitherto impenetrabe Chinese wall has
been accomplished, not by statesman,
diplomat, or even money king. 1t is the
work of little fidgety individual known as
Count MitkieYicz, an alleged Russian no
bleman. The count has been in this coun-
try several years and never has been still
five minutes of the entire time. He has
been continually proclaiming some wonder
full discovery or working up some sheme
that threw into the shade the most ambi-
tious projects of Colenel Mulberry Sellers.
The count went to China, and by some means
or other gained the favor of the government.
He explained his plans for the building of
railroads, the construction of telephone
lines, and the establishment of manufacto-
ries in China and convinced the authorities
that such enterprises would prove vastly
beneficial to the kingdom. Not only was
the count given permission to carry out his
plans, but magnificent grants and subsidies,
and monopoly, the value Of which cannot
be computed, were assured him on condi-
ton that he would accomplish the proposed
Improvements.
According to the latest reports this man,
who was a year ago diverting the annoy
ances Of actual poverty by building the
tlumsiest sort Of air castles and getting him
self laughed at as a crank, has actually or
ganized stock company with capital of
$25, 100000. Among the subscribers are
men of the highest financial standing and
business reputation. The Chinese minister
says that his government VIII take 5000
900 of the stock. Chinese bankers and
merchants have subscribed 81, 000, coo more.
The other $l3, 000, 600 reserved for Ameri-
can stockholders and nearly all of it has
already been taken.
There must be something besides gas in
this last enterprise of the frisly little count.
Many a time since he came to America he
has been without a dollar, but if his present
plans work out, (and it seems they Willy
he may in a few years be the possessor of a
fortune that will make the wealth of Gould
by comparison mere banble, and the tabled
''fnd' of Monte Christie pale before the
actual achievement of a cranky little count
who got on the good side Of the sleepy ole
Chinese.